Roosevelt to Battle Hard for Measures Amid Election Year Pressures
President Roosevelt signalizes a rough fight to cut administration fees in the upcoming session. He urged curtailment of federal road funds in a letter to Rep Cartwright and pressed Wallace to rally farmer support for wage hour reform in exchange for backing the farm bill. Observers deem the move a shift from a hands off stance to active leadership in the legislative program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Wallace
Cartwright
Okla
House Roads Committee
Broad Senate unemployment inquiry to probe recession
Washington reports a broad senate inquiry set to begin January 4 to analyze the extent of the business recession. Government and industrial leaders will testify on current activity and near-term prospects as Senator Byrnes leads the probe, which may shape talks on government expenditures and relief programs.
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Washington
Senate
Byrnes
8. C
Tess
Hatch
N. M
Senate Economy Bloc
Garner
Tax bill paid by Snare Corp in 1937 taxes
Sheriff announces receipt of a 1408.94 check from Frederick Snare Corp for first half 1937 taxes as court battle with dam builders pauses. Local counsel says no notice of payment. status in Taylor county circuit court remains quo. Bank account tied up after Bevercomb warned. suit filed in circuit court.
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Frederick Snare Corporation
Herbert Evans
Taylor County
James C. Holt
Snare
W. Chapman Bevercomb
Charleston
Snare Corporation
Evans
First National Bank of
Grafton
Atttorneys
Revercomb and Holt
Sait
Pennsylvania Express Wrecked in Collision at Emporium
An eastbound Pennsylvania express ran through an open switch and collided head on with a freight on a siding near Emporium. Eighteen of 131 passengers, two firemen, and an express messenger were injured, none seriously. Engines of the express and a freight pony truck were damaged. The wreck followed a stop at a flag station to discharge a passenger before resuming eastward.
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Emporium
Pennsylvania Railroad
Grand Jurors Finance Man's Freedom Battle
Earl W. Jackson Jr. 26 was freed after another jury acquitted him in 35 minutes. The defense, partly financed by the same grand jurors who indicted him for murder in his father's death, claimed self defense in the Sutro Forest fight on September 3. The elder Jackson died in the clash. the son testified he did not know his father was dead until afterward.
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San Francisco
Earl W. Jackson, Jr
Jackson
Sutro Forest
Street Work Planned by Works Progress Administration
Kingwood reports field examiner Keith Griffiva said favorable action is expected within six weeks on street improvement plans. He submitted the plans to Washington with an estimated cost of 221000 dollars for Woostele Binabnge work.
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Kingwood
KeithGriffiva
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Plan Clinic Next Month Tuberculosis clinic planned in Graf ton
Taylor County Tuberculosis and Health association will hold a January clinic in Graf ton with X ray service and clinical exams by Drs Evans and Maxwell. Miss Mary Murray of the state association will supervise school outreach, aided by Christmas seal sales that funded the effort. Hollis Jr. announces with Murray due next week for preliminaries.
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Taylor County
Grafton
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Taylor County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Mary Murray
State Association
Murray
Evans
Maxwell
Hollis
Alcoholism Blamed In Ted Healy Death Autopsy finds death from acute toxic nephritis due to alcoholism
Los Angeles reports the county autopsy surgeon concluded screen comedian Ted Healy died from acute toxic nephritis caused by chronic alcoholism not from a blow. Police dropped the investigation after the autopsy. The incident followed a party celebrating the birth of a son to Albert Broccoli.
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Los Angeles
Ted Healy
Stooge King
Healy
Albert Broccoli
Long Island
Broccoli
Augustine
Entiege Iy
Early arrest anticipated in West Grafton mystery case
Chief A E Lockard said the arrest of the West Grafton mystery man and his two youths is expected soon as investigation of sensational incidents continues. Sheriff Evans joins the search with two youths, while Mayor Waugh assures residents that it is safe to stay indoors despite fear. Continued on page five.
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West Grafton
A. E. Lockard
Lockard
Herbert Evans
Rotary Club Gift Exchange Tonight in Grafton
The Grafton Rotary Club will hold a 6 15 p m meeting in the C M A dining room featuring humorous Christmas gifts. Secretary L J Lear said no speeches will be made and the gathering will be informal with exchange of presents.
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Grafton Rotary Club
C. M
L. J. ‘Lear
Mexico City Shaken by One Minute Earthquake
A strong quake struck Mexico City at 7 18 am lasting one minute causing telephone and telegraph outages to some interior areas. No immediate major damage reported though observatory could not locate the epicenter. Earlier tremors hit Acapulco area with no damage. Harvard seismograph traced epicenter roughly south of Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Mexico
Harvard University
Mex
L. Don
Dietance
Grafton High Girl Severely Injured In Glass Door Fall
Kathleen Watkins a Grafton High School student slipped on a stair at the school building. Her arm went through a glass door severing tendons in her right hand. She was rushed to Grafton City Hospital where Drs. Paul P. Warden and Dorsey C. Peck treated her. She tripped on a step and fell.
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Kathleen Watkins
Grafton High School
Grafton City Hospital
Paul P. Warden
Dorsey C. Peck
Three inmates plan appeals in Seder kidnapping case
In Huntington on December 23, attorneys for Orville Adkins and John Travis filed preliminary steps for appeals after a judge sentenced all three men to death for kidnapping Dr. James I. Seder. The two defendants signaled appeals to the circuit court then the state supreme court if needed, while counsel for Arnett Booth reported no funds yet raised for his client’s appeal.
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Supreme Court
John G. Hudson
Frank W. Riggs
Arnett A. Booth
TVA Directors In Open Quarrel Over Dam Lease Probe
In Knoxville on December 23, 2, TVA chairman A E Morgan faced public friction with directors H A Morgan and David E Lilienthal. They challenged his testimony at a Norris dam reservoir marble leases condemnation hearing, accusing him of biased statements and attempts to discredit a TVA attorney. They urged a general investigation into the matter.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
A. E. Morgan i
Norris Dam Reservoir
George Berry
D-Tenn
Morgan
TVA
Berry
Christmas Pardon Limits See States End Paroles This Year
A survey shows only eight states granted Christmas pardons or paroles while federal boards offered none. Alabama released 554 prisoners on two week parole. Kansas freed 60 convicts for 10 to 30 days. Florida granted 105 paroles and conditional pardons. New Jersey issued 14 of 470 petitions. Massachusetts limited to three. Oklahoma recommended 72 cases. West Virginia granted 29 paroles. New York pardoned four men and two women. Ohio gave 30 day reprieves for two condemned killers.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Parole Board
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Graves
Kansas
Florida
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Homer A. Holt
West Virginia
Seaman
New York
Hor Jer
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
William Gardiner
Teddy” Hines
Great Grandfather at 56 sparks claim of youngest US ancestor
In Panama Oklahoma on December 23 a lettered clipping notes Walter P. Stanley of Evansville Indiana claims to be the United States youngest great grandfather. A local reply highlights T J Barlow of Panama who has been a great grandfather since last year at age 56.
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Panama
Okla
Teruel Still Battles as Siege Rages at Seminary
Survivors in Teruel resist Republican forces from a barricaded seminary high above the Aragon city. Insurgents deployed machine guns from twin towers as government troops moved field guns into Teruel and bombarded the citadel. Relief columns reportedly close, while government tanks join the assault and siege continues near Villa-Star five miles southeast.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Aragon
Villa-Star
Ee Es
Yoke Receives Recess Appointment From F R
President Roosevelt issued a recess appointment to F Roy Yoke as internal revenue collector for West Virginia district. Senate action may come by January after a committee backed confirming Yoke despite Holt opposition. Holt charged Yoke supported executing Holt’s father during World War I debates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
District of West Virginia
Holt
W. Va
Senate
Yoke
Senator Neely
Gun slaying of Daniel Visnich sparks gang fear in Steubenville
In Steubenville on December 23, investigators questioned nearly 20 men with police records in the gun death of 28 year old Daniel Visnich at a stag party. Mayor Earl Apple Sate called it unquestionably a gang affair, suggesting possible retaliation as prosecutors say Daniel Rackinac claimed a trip over a manhole as the first shot rang out. The killers fled in an automobile. The case continues on page five.
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Steubenville
Daniel Visnich
Earl Apple
Visnich
Daniel Rackinac
Rom
Hugo Alexander
Rackinac
Page Five
200-Gallon Still Seized by Wyoming Co Officers
Raiders led by Sheriff G. H. Crum Becker arrested two men in the Plymouth district and confiscated a 200-gallon still described as among the largest in Wyoming county. James Crews and Wallace Neely were arraigned before Magistrate Carl Jones and posted $500 bonds each. A smaller still was found near Spanishburg hours later with no arrests.
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Pine Grove
G. H. Crumbecker
Wyoming County
Plymouth
James Crews
Wallace Neely
Carl Jones
Spanishburg
Damages Sought Against Sheriff and Bonding Firm
Two lawsuits filed in Beckley seek 160000 in damages from Raleigh County Sheriff H G Farmer and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York. Mabel Louise Hurt seeks 10000 for Elmer Hurt's death from jail injuries, while Eric Bowers sues for 150000 for personal injuries suffered at the county jail.
First Panay incident report by Japanese officer
Japanese army officer Lieutenant Colonel Yoshiaki Nishi submitted a detailed report on the Yangtze Panay incident. He described the attack on the Panay and three American vessels but noted that Americans were not fired upon by the gunboat itself. The report, filed after Nishi returned from an inspection at Pukon near Nanking, draws on earlier war office statements and confirms limited admission of involvement.
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Tokyo
Yoshiaki ‘Shi
Pukon
Yangtze
Nanking
Nishi
Papse Army
Shanghai
War Office
Foreigners Warned to Evacuate Hangchow Seaport Threat
Japanese authorities warned foreigners in Hangchow Zhejiang province capital seaport to evacuate amid advancing siege forces. United States and Britain, with nationals in the area south of Shanghai, received the alert. Consuls noted the notification covers Shaoshing near the Gulf of Chow and Hangchow bay, as Japanese threaten to isolate the port.
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Shanghai
Fers
Hangi Chekiang
United States
Britain
Ghai
Inel Shaoshing
Gulf of Chow
Hangchow
Chow
Chekiangince
Hangchow Bay
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Samm Rayburn
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Rotary Club
H. A. Morgan
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